Untimely Malfunction - Uncommon Instant card from Duskmourn: House of Horror
Back face of Untimely Malfunction - Instant card

Untimely Malfunction

Type: Instant
Colors:
Number: 161
Finishes:
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Reprint: No
Card Text:
Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact.
• Change the target of target spell or ability with a single target.
• One or two target creatures can't block this turn.
Finish Market Price Lowest Price Highest Price Average Price
Normal $4.84 $0.89 $6.12 $2.91
Foil $6.57 $0.96 $10.00 $5.41
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Legality

Alchemy

Brawl

Commander

Duel

Gladiator

Historic

Legacy

Modern

Oathbreaker

Pauper

Pauper Commander

Penny

Pioneer

Standard

Timeless

Rulings
Sep 20, 2024

If a spell or ability targets multiple things, you can't target it with Untimely Malfunction's second mode, even if all but one of those targets have become illegal.

Sep 20, 2024

The effect of Untimely Malfunction's last mode won't cause creatures that are already blocking to stop blocking.

Sep 20, 2024

You don't choose the new target for the spell or ability targeted with Untimely Malfunction's second mode until Untimely Malfunction resolves. You must change the target if possible. However, you can't change the target to an illegal target. If there are no legal targets to choose from, the target isn't changed. It doesn't matter if the original target has somehow become illegal itself.